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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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